Summer Palace(Yi He Yuan) in Beijing
I went to one of my favorite places in Beijing today, the Summer Palace(Yi He Yuan). For some reason, there was a giant duck in the Lake. I think it was a gift from the French or something(they give America the Statue of Liberty but give China a large plastic Duck). I did go around sunset so I did catch some great sunset moments:
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Beijing
I've been spending the last several days in Beijing checking out some of its sights and in the areas around Beijing. Beijing is nearly always clouded by pollution these days so its hard to find a clear day. For instance:
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Riding Glacial Drumlin
Instead of driving out by car, I went out by Bike today along Glacial Drumlin. Its still a bit early as the leaves haven't really changed colors yet but the cornstalks are all up and the fields are mostly yellow. Some of my favorite shots are of Rock Lake near Lake Mills.
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More Madison Pictures and HDR
Got up at dawn today to do some HDR photography work before sunrise. The results were pretty good for the sets that came out ok. I got several pictures of the shoreline and sunrise on Lake Monona at Dawn.
Of course, I didn't miss the sunrise either:
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Nelson Dewey and Wyalusing
Went to the Wisconsin Iowa Border 2 days ago and visited Nelson Dewey State Park and Wyalusing State Park (...)
Mill Bluff and Buckhorn
Took another quick trip this week to Mill Bluff and Buckhorn State Parks. Read a little on HDR and artistic photos and decided to try my hand. Here's a photo with color tones at Mill Bluff:
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Peninsula, Whitefish Dunes, and Potawatomi
Completing the swing of state parks in Door County. I swung through Peninsula State Park , Whitefish Dunes State Park, Potawatomi State Park (...)
Rock Island and Newport State Park
On my tour of Door County, I decided to visit all the parks. Here are pictures from Rock Island and Newport.
Rock Island Boat House:
Rock Island Shore Line:
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Point Beach and Fischer Creek
Started going up to Door County Yesterday and visited Fischer Creek and Point Beach along the way. Both are on the shore of Lake Michigan and presented interesting photo opportunities.
Viewing Lake Michigan through Brush:
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